Pharmacists in state run health facilities will vacate their posts Monday to pressure government to resolve discrepancies in their market premium payment. The over 600 members of the Government Hospital
Ernest Opuni Undergoes Successful Surgery
Ernest Opuni and mother after the surgery With funds of $8,000 donated by Ghanaian and Dutch side FC Twente footballer, Shadrach Eghan, Ernest Opuni, a two-year-old hole-in-heart patient has successfully
Community Health Nurses Bare Teeth At Executives
From left: Joseph Ntsiful, Adombire Clinton and Eric Appiah, leaders of the group A group of nurses calling themselves the disgruntled members of the Community Health Nurses (CHN) Association have
Obama Appoints Ghanaian To Head US Cancer Board
A Ghanaian professor of Surgery and Pathology based in the United States of America (USA) has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the US National Cancer Advisory
Minister Steps Into Killer Fees
Alex Segbefia The Ministry of Health (MoH) has ordered nursing training institutions in the country that have charged unauthorised fees for the 2016/2017 academic year to refund the moneys to
Three Health Training School Heads Suspended
The heads of three health training institutions have been suspended for charging unapproved fees. The Health Ministry suspended the heads of Mampong Nurses and Midwifery College in the Ashanti Region,
Breastfeeding Boosts Kids Intelligence
A mother breastfeeding her baby Breastfeeding consistently has been associated with higher performance in intelligence tests in children and adolescents with a pooled increase of 3.4 IQ points. Presenting a
JISLAH Gives To Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Weija Leprosarium
Christopher Quaye (3rd right) joined by other staff of JISLAH to hand over the cash and items to representatives of the leprosarium A leading non-banking financial institution in Ghana, JISLAH
Medical Lab Scientists Call Off Strike
The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GAMBLS) has called off its  strike following a fruitful consultation with stakeholders within the sector. The group’s strike which lasted for seven days was
Nursing & Midwifery Council Clears Air On Unaccredited Schools
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana has indicated it has not released any list of unaccredited schools running Nursing Assistant (HAC), Nursing or Midwifery programmes in the country
CDS Inaugurates 37 Hospital Boards
Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje (middle) with members of the two boards The Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Air Marshal Michael Samson-Oje, has assured the Armed
Nursing School To Sue NMC Over ‘Fake Nursing Training College’ List
One of the health training institutions listed by the Nurses and Midwifery Council as part of the fake Nursing Training Colleges is kick-starting a legal action after efforts to get the
2 Ladies Sweep KNUST Medical Awards
Two young ladies showed their class when they swept most of the academic awards at the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) and Dental School of the College of Health Science